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SMF Type 81 Record

This table shows the record layout for type 81 SMF records
(RACF Initialization).

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Purpose: Record type 81 is written at the completion of the initialization of Resource Access Control Facility (RACF).

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SMF Type 81 Record -- RACF Initialization
Offset
(Dec.)
Offset
(Hex)
NameLengthFormatDescription
00SMF81LEN2binary
Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See “Standard SMF Record Header” on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
22SMF81SEG2binary
Segment descriptor (see record length field).
44SMF81FLG1binary
System indicator: Bit Meaning When Set 0-2 Reserved 3-6 Version indicators* 7 Reserved. *See “Standard SMF Record Header” on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
55SMF81RTY1binary
Record type 81 (X'51').
66SMF81TME4binary
Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, that the record was moved into the SMF buffer.
10ASMF81DTE4packed
Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See “Standard SMF Record Header” on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
14ESMF81SID4EBCDIC
System identification (from the SID parameter).
1812SMF81RDS44EBCDIC
Data set name of the RACF data base for this IPL (blanks if RACF is not active).
623ESMF81RVL6EBCDIC
Volume identification of RACF data base. If the data base is split among several DASD volumes, this field equals the first primary data set. If RACF is not active, this field is blank.
6844SMF81RUN3EBCDIC
Unit name of RACF data base; blanks if RACF is not active.
7147SMF81UDS44EBCDIC
Data set name of the user attribute data set (UADS) data set for this IPL.
11573SMF81UVL6EBCDIC
Volume identification of the user attribute data set (UADS) data set.
12179SMF81OPT1binary
Options indicator Bit Meaning When Set 0 No RACINIT statistics are recorded 1 No DATASET statistics are recorded 2 RACINIT preprocessing exit routine, ICHRIX01, is active 3 RACHECK preprocessing exit routine, ICHRCX01, is active 4 RACDEF preprocessing exit routine, ICHRDX01, is active 5 RACINIT post-processing exit routine, ICHRIN02, is active 6 RACHECK post-processing exit routine, ICHRCX02, is active 7 New password exit routine, ICHPWX01, is active.
1227ASMF81OP21binary
Options indicator 2 Bit Meaning When Set 0 No tape volume statistics are recorded 1 No DASD volume statistics are recorded 2 No terminal statistics are recorded 3 Command exit routine ICHCNX00 is active 4 Command exit routine ICHCCX00 is active 5 ADSP is not active 6 Encryption exit routine, ICHDEX01, is active 7 Naming convention table, ICHNCV00 is present.
1237BSMF81OP31binary
Options indicator 3 Bit Meaning When Set 0 Tape volume protection is in effect. 1 No duplicate data set names are to be defined 2 DASD volume protection is in effect 3 Record contains version indicator 4 FRACHECK preprocessing exit routine, ICHRFX01, is active 5 RACLIST pre/postprocessing exit routine, ICHRLX01, is active 6 RACLIST selection exit routine, ICHRLX02, is active 7 RACDEF postprocessing exit routine, ICHRDX02, is active.
1247CSMF81AOP1binary
Audit options Bit Meaning When Set 0 User class profile changes are being logged 1 Group class profile changes are being logged 2 Data set class profile changes are being logged 3 Tape volume class profile changes are being logged 4 DASD volume class profile changes are being logged 5 Terminal class profile changes are being logged 6 RACF command violations are being logged 7 SPECIAL user activity is being logged.
1257DSMF81AO21binary
Audit options 2 Bit Meaning When Set 0 Operation user activity 1 Audit by security level is in effect 2-7 Reserved.
1267ESMF81TMO1binary
Terminal verification options indicator Bit Meaning When Set 0 Terminal authorization checking is in effect 1 Universal access for undefined terminals is NONE; if not set, UACC=READ 2 REALDSN is in effect 3 JES-XBMALLRACF is in effect 4 JES-EARLYVERIFY is in effect 5 JES-BATCHALLRACF is in effect 6 FRACHECK post processing exit routine, ICHRFX02, is active 7 Reserved.
1277FSMF81PIV1binary
Maximum password interval (0-254).
12880SMF81REL2binary
Offset to the first relocate section from the beginning of the record header.
13082SMF81CNT2binary
Number of relocate sections.
13284SMF81VER1binary
Version indicator (6 = RACF Version 1, Release 7). As of RACF 1.8.1, SMF81VRM is used instead.
13385SMF81QL8EBCDIC
Single-level data set name.
1418DSMF81OP41binary
Options indicator 4 Bit Meaning When Set 0 TAPEDSN is in effect 1 PROTECT-ALL is in effect 2 PROTECT-ALL warning is in effect 3 ERASE-ON-SCRATCH is in effect 4 ERASE-ON-SCRATCH by SECLEVEL is in effect 5 ERASE-ON-SCRATCH for all data sets is in effect 6 Enhanced generic naming is in effect 7 Record contains a version, release, and modification number (see SMF81VRM).
1428ESMF81OP51binary
Options indicator 5 Bit Meaning When Set 0 Access control by program is in effect 1-7 Reserved.
1438FSMF81RPD2binary
System retention period in effect.
14591SMF81SLV1binary
Security level for ERASE-ON-SCRATCH in effect.
14692SMF81SLC1binary
Security level for auditing in effect.
14793SMF81VRM4EBCDIC
RACF version, release, and modification number in the form VRRM (for example, 1081 represents RACF 1.8.1).
15197SMF81BOP1binary
RACF 1.9.0 SETROPTS options. Bit Meaning When Set 0 SECLABELCONTROL is in effect 1 CATDSNS is in effect 2 MLQUIET is in effect 3 MLSTABLE is in effect 4 MLS is in effect 5 MLACTIVE is in effect interval 6 GENERICOWNER is in effect 7 SECLABELAUDIT is in effect.
15298SMF81SIN2binary
Partner LU-verification session key.
1549ASMF81JSY8EBCDIC
JES NJE NAME user ID.
162A2SMF81JUN8EBCDIC
JES UNDEFINEDUSER user ID.
170AASMF81BOX1binary
RACF 1.9.0 SETROPTS options extension Bit Meaning When Set 0 Reserved. 1 CATDSNS failures are in effect 2 MLS failures are in effect 3 MLACTIVE failures are in effect 4-7 Reserved.
171ABSMF81PRI3EBCDIC
Default primary language for an installation.
172ACSMF81SEC3EBCDIC
Default secondary language for an installation.
177B1--84binary
Reserved.
Relocate Section
(Offset from beginning of record: SMF81REL)
00SMF81DTP1binary
Data type. For description of the variable data elements of the relocate section, see z/OS Security Server RACF Macros and Interfaces.
11SMF81DLN1binary
Length of data that follows.
22SMF81DTAvariableEBCDIC
Data. For description of the variable data elements of the relocate section, see z/OS Security Server RACF Macros and Interfaces.

The table above is based on the description provided by IBM in its "MVS Systems Management Facilities (SMF)" manual.

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